Hell Followed with Us

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A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. I’m almost certain YA horror has never been this good. Striking in both narrative and premise, its no wonder I’ve heard nothing but praise for this book. Benji is a sixteen-year-old trans boy on the run from the cult that wants to turn him into both a weapon and a married woman. The world is a dystopian hellscape due to climate change and an evangelical eco-fascist group that unleashed a virus that turns people into monsters. In hopes of controlling those monsters (because God has ordained it...) the group has turned to medical experimentation with Benji as the successful subject. When I started this… I didn’t know that it was a TRUE HORROR novel, but BOY, DID I FIND OUT. I look forward to reading more from this author! No author has ever scared me like this, AND I LOVED IT, HOLY HELL (pun intended 😂), did I adore it— I love horror because it scares the living hell (I need to stop with the puns, BUT I CAN’T, hahah) out of me, which I LOVE because it makes my TRUE anxiety fade away, & gives me a respite from it. Content warnings for: violence, gore, murder, religious bigotry, body horror, homophobia, transphobia (including misgendering, dead-naming, and forcing a character to wear clothing that causes dysphoria), body dysphoria

the characters come in main character who is fine and other characters i don't remember the names of because they felt as distinct as grains of rice. Do they reach anything? Maybe it doesn’t matter if it’s true as long as it takes a bit of this weight off my chest.”A compelling, powerful, and ultimately reassuring message for teens deep in their own varied versions of misery.”—he Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books what the book does well in my opinion, is the amount of representation is gives. none of it is casual and the rep is very much an integral part of the story and is therefore also very much in your face (as in you get reminded that character x is identity y over and over again) - this isn't necessarily a BAD thing and i would argue can also be a GOOD thing. i didn't mind the constant repetition that much but i understand why one could argue that many characters sole personality trait was being a token repr A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus.” —The New York Times If they want me to be a monster one step closer to God, that's fine. In what world was their God ever a benevolent one?" it's always the books i buy a physical copy of without reading them in another medium first. why is that. why does the book god hate me that much.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. A pair of heavy boots appears in the corner of my vision, wreathed by stained white robes. I stare at my hand, the horizon, the rising sun.A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus.” — The New York Times I’ll be the first to say I don’t read a lot of post-apocalyptic stories, it’s not a genre Im usually drawn to, but what I really liked about this is that it’s an end of the world story not necessarily about the end, it’s about the people. Yes there are...vivid descriptions of guts and rot and disease that brought the world down, but at its heart it’s a story driven by humanity and the resilience of people. All the characters were forced to grow up to fast, to make soldiers out of children, and the fact that there are times in the story where despite everything going on they still manage to laugh and be KIDS? That contrast with all the brutality of the worldbuilding, and the fact that those aspects blend and contrast so well together? I love that so much. God, he's so warm. This is the last time I will be safe for days, but it might as well be forever. I'm terrified. I could stay here for the rest of the time, if the world would just let me.” I need to write a proper review and I want, no scratch that, I NEED this book on my personal bookshelves! So damn good!

The first thing Dad told me—when Mom said I’d see the Lord’s plan for my womanhood eventually, that she’d carve it into me if she had to—he told me I’m a man, and I fought for it, and nobody can take that from me.” what the book does well in my opinion, is the amount of representation is gives. none of it is casual and the rep is very much an integral part of the story and is therefore also very much in your face (as in you get reminded that character x is identity y over and over again) - this isn't necessarily a BAD thing and i would argue can also be a GOOD thing. i didn't mind the constant repetition that much but i understand why one could argue that many characters sole personality trait was being a token representation of a certain identity. One of the bodies is twisted, the leg held at a broken angle, and I can’t tell if the Angels did that or the Flood did. The Flood is cruel. It’ll do some terrible things to a body. Audrey Rose Wadsworth, 17, would rather perform autopsies in her uncle’s dark laboratory than find a suitable husband, as is the socially acceptable rite of passage for a young, white British lady in the late 1800s.This authentic story of consuming fury and the power of found family to heal is an excellent choice. . . .”— School Library Journal

A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." —The New York Times

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some of benji's thoughts are expressed in this especially. Language: English Words: 31 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 2 Comments: 4 Kudos: 5 Hits: 37 I was supposed to do this with Dad. We were supposed to leave Acheson together. We were supposed to make it to Acresfield County together. Now he’s a corpse in the lawn of a crumbling hotel, brains soaking into the dirt, returning to earth for out of it he was taken. Gloriously dark and immersive, Hell Followed with Us cuts straight to the core. With its endearing cast, detailed worldbuilding, and breathtaking horror, this novel kept me at the edge of my seat. Hands down the best YA horror book I've read."— Aden Polydoros, author of The City Beautiful Autopian model for queer community masquerading as a dystopian YA novel. Andrew Joseph White has dared to create a story where queer kids of all stripes love, fight alongside, and care for each other despite their personal differences and the myriad of things looking to kill them. It is as beautiful as it is hard to read. This is what horror can and should be.”— Cliff Helm, Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO